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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1792-1

Posted Apr 9, 2013

Authored by Ubuntu | Site security.ubuntu.com

Ubuntu Security Notice 1792-1 - Mathias Krause discovered several errors in the Linux kernel's xfrm_user implementation. A local attacker could exploit these flaws to examine parts of kernel memory. Mathias Krause discovered information leak in the Linux kernel's compat ioctl interface. A local user could exploit the flaw to examine parts of kernel stack memory Mathias Krause discovered an information leak in the Linux kernel's getsockopt for IP_VS_SO_GET_TIMEOUT. A local user could exploit this flaw to examine parts of kernel stack memory. Various other issues were also addressed.

tags | advisory, kernel, local

systems | linux, ubuntu

advisories | CVE-2012-6537, CVE-2012-6539, CVE-2012-6540, CVE-2013-0914, CVE-2013-1767, CVE-2013-1792, CVE-2012-6537, CVE-2012-6539, CVE-2012-6540, CVE-2013-0914, CVE-2013-1767, CVE-2013-1792

SHA-256 | d7a913c64772f844a1de18b494ef0450b90eeee965bc44f89c95bec79e1c673b

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